Tidewater Associated Oil Company v. Shipp

McGHEE, Chief Justice.

This action was filed by the appellant seeking an injunction against the appellee’s interference with its attempt to go upon lands belonging to the state of New Mexico on which the appellee held grazing leases, for the purpose of doing seismographic work. The appellant owned oil and gas leases in the vicinity, but the mineral leases on the lands upon which appellee held his grazing leases were owned by others.

Appellant based its right to go onto the lands in question upon the written consent of the Commissioner of Public Lands of New Mexico and of the owners of the…